One (not so) Crazy Summer

It's Sunday night…we’re home after one of the best weekends in recent memory. With the exception of an incident last night with the dog, I can say that Saturday was one of the most relaxing days we’ve had in…umm…about a year. We woke up and make breakfast (pancakes with fresh blueberries, yummy), I read in the hammock for a bit, and then we loaded up our sunscreen and coolers and headed to the lake with friends. (Watauga Lake is one of the most gorgeous places in the state of Tennessee, by the way.  I didn’t take my camera, so you’ll just have to enjoy a stock photograph of the lake.)

 We had a day of swimming, tubing, eating and drinking, all while soaking in the hot sun and enjoying perfect summer weather. It was great- just what we needed in our stressed-out lives. When we got home last night we were supposed to go grill out with friends, but poor Max came in from outside and he was panting and vomiting,  and limping around on his leg like it was paralyzed. We freaked and called the vet, who said that most likely he’d gotten stung/bitten by a hornet/spider…sure enough, after an hour or so he was fine, but it sure did give us a scare. Poor doggie.

Today we went to the ‘boro to see D’s family- the human part of our family spent an enjoyable day hanging out on the patio drinking appletinis, while the canine faction spent an enjoyable day getting petted and overfed. Good stuff.

It’s back to work tomorrow. Yuck. I could get used to having time to myself.

Ps- Last night while I was taking care of Max, To Won Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar was on Bravo. What an amusing and far-fetched movie that is. Extra kitsch points to the filmmakers for the Spartacus-esque “I’m a drag queen” scene. And any of the podunk townspeople who couldn’t tell that Wesley Snipes was packing more into his dress than orange marabou feathers were obviously a *tad* on the inbred side.

 Pss- Apparently, yesterday was “Gay Pride Day” on Bravo. Isn’t that akin to having “Slutty Blonde Teenager Day” on MTV or “African-American Appreciation Day” on BET?

psss- Cecily alerted me to this story about what Christian essayists have to say about  zombie movies. Interesting.

Currently Listening To: Nothing, but I have “Switch” by Will Smith stuck in my head. They must have played it 912 times on XM today.
Quote OTD: From the aforementioned extremely long-titled drag queen movie:
Vida Boheme: I feel like Miss Jayne Mansfield in this car.
Noxeema Jackson: Oooh, Jayne Mansfield. Not a very good auto reference.

Comments

[the old gray mare]

You know, the Christian zombie article really had a lot of good points.